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March 9, 2022
PNW earns designation as First-gen Forward institution
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has earned national recognition of its efforts to support first-generation college students in attaining a degree.
March 9, 2022
PNW welcomes back Academic Senior Super Bowl participants at annual invitational
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is welcoming back over 300 local high school students to its annual Academic Senior Super Bowl invitational after a COVID hiatus in 2021.
March 8, 2022
Purdue Northwest celebrates Women’s History Month with several events
PNW’s month-long recognition began March 7 and features a Frida Kahlo-themed celebration, a luncheon for student leaders, and interactive presentations on topics of intersectionality, representation, social justice, and equity.
March 8, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Kyle Kristoff
The School of Engineering is #PNWEngineeringProud of Kyle Kristoff. He is a 2018 BSME graduate and Assistant Program Engineering Manager for the Cadillac Lyriq at General Motors.
March 7, 2022
Purdue Northwest and Ivy Tech announce dual admissions opportunity for degree-seeking students
Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University Northwest (PNW) have launched a dual admissions partnership to offer students a guaranteed path to a four-year bachelor’s degree.
March 4, 2022
Lionhearted Leaders: Curtis Creighton
If you take a class with Curtis Creighton, professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Engineering and Sciences, you may have the chance to see a unique face mask fashion choice. In his mask collection Creighton has one with an image of the American Burying Beetle.
March 3, 2022
PNW clinic vaccinated more than 3,000 people against COVID-19
Purdue University Northwest’s vaccine clinic vaccinated a total of 3,011 people for COVID-19, playing a major role in protecting the campuses and larger Northwest Indiana community against COVID-19.
March 2, 2022
Lionhearted Leaders: Afshin Zahraee
Afshin Zahraee, assistant professor of Construction Engineering and Management Technology in the College of Technology, likes to think back to his fall 2019 Strength of Materials class when students took their first exam.
February 24, 2022
PNW continues as longtime host of Science Olympiad regional
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will welcome 22 local middle and high school Science Olympiad teams on Saturday, Feb. 26 through its annual Science Olympiad regional competition. The regional site is one of seven across Indiana before the state finals at Purdue West Lafayette on March 12.
February 24, 2022
Purdue University Northwest professor receives Fulbright Award
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty member, Maureen Mascha, associate professor of Accounting, has received a Fulbright Award to conduct research related to sustainability reporting and textual data analytics at the University of Vaasa in Finland.